The first letter didn’t appear out of thin air. First there was an old, worn-out inflatable doll and its elderly owner—ready to send every sinner of Vigata to the other world. Sneaky journalists. A loud exposé. The madness that awakened. And only then—chain after chain of strange letters. How do you like this riddle, Commissioner Montalbano? Do you think it’s just a game, an intellectual duel, and a prize at the end? Beware the promised treasure—it will be your reward.